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VOSD Podcast: Midway Rising Week with Chris Ward
On this week’s episode of the VOSD Podcast, we were joined by state Assemblymember Chris Ward to discuss a host of issues we are facing today. Also, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced this week that he is hiring a chief operating officer. His choice is Bethany Bezak, the city’s chief of analytics and performance.…
VOSD Podcast: The Mayor’s Unwelcome Assistance
On the latest episode of the VOSD Podcast, our hosts explain why the mayor’s support may be unwelcome assistance to one City Council candidate. Plus, a recap of Politifest. First up! We revealed that Mayor Todd Gloria is working behind the scenes to make sure that Councilmember Henry Foster does not get re-elected. As our…
VOSD Podcast: The Other Avengers
On this week’s episode of the VOSD Podcast reporter Bella Ross went down a rabbit hole involving an Avengers ad on the Gaslamp sign. For six days, you couldn’t even see the Gaslamp sign — Marvel covered it with a massive wrap for “Avengers: Doomsday.” Turns out, that’s illegal. San Diego city officials have fined…
VOSD Podcast: Regrettable Errors
Thousands of San Diego residents recently discovered that the city had mistakenly overcharged people for trash pickup on their property tax bills. The San Diego Union-Tribune was the first to report the story. On this week’s show, our hosts discuss how officials are responding. Many residents are blaming the mayor and a lot of people…
VOSD Podcast: It’s Silly Season
It’s officially the start of San Diego’s silly season. Your mailboxes will start to fill up with mailers and candidates for public office will try their hardest to earn your vote. We’re here to help you make sense of their messaging and the races. This week’s episode kicked off with the strangest kind of controversy:…
VOSD Podcast: The Mitochondria of San Diego County
The Voice of San Diego crew is joined by Joey Safchik, host of NBC San Diego’s “Politically Speaking.”
VOSD Podcast: We Got a Border Sewage Plan
On this week’s podcast episode, our hosts explain how two county supervisors are proposing the region address the Tijuana River sewage crisis. As our MacKenzie Elmer reported, San Diego County Supervisors Paloma Aguirre and Terra-Lawson Remer think the county, and the county taxpayer, should treat the river. We unpack their proposal on the show. We…
VOSD Podcast: Mike Zucchet Wants to Cut City Services
On this episode of the VOSD Podcast, host Scott Lewis sits down with Michael Zucchet, general manager of the San Diego Municipal Employees Association. They get into pension underfunding and the failed 2024 sales tax measure. (Oh yeah, this is a very nerdy episode.) They also unpack a heated debate over whether San Diego’s workforce…
VOSD Podcast Bonus Episode: The Vision for San Diego’s Civic Core
On this bonus episode of the VOSD Podcast, the crew sits down with Prebys Foundation CEO Grant Oliphant. They discuss efforts to revitalize downtown’s Civic Center, including a planned partnership between the city of San Diego, San Diego Community College District, and possibly, the San Diego Unified School District. Also on the show: The crumbling…
VOSD Podcast: Joe LaCava Wants to Evict Us
The Voice of San Diego crew sits down with City Council President Joe LaCava to unpack a controversial Sacramento maneuver that could help the Midway Rising development … rise. They also recap the saga of the Mission Bay bathroom closures and try to get to the bottom of who’s really to blame for the budget…
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